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Built industry bodies call for green innovation policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... industry bodies have recently published Every Building Counts: for state and territory governments, which outlines a series of policy recommendations for property development and upgrades that would contribute to Australia's net zero goals. It is a companion ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... parks, and conservation parks. Meanwhile, WA's new Sectoral Emissions Reduction Strategy (SERS) outlines the investment and policy priorities needed for pathways towards net zero. It identifies emissions reduction opportunities in the electricity, transport ...

Climate Change Authority releases ACCU and NGERS reviews

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... remote communities. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the government will continue to reform climate policy to ensure the schemes remain robust and fit-for-purpose. "After a decade of denial and delay in which the former government ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... to material 'circular economy' risks and opportunities. Diversity: Expectations reflect ACSI's latest gender diversity policy, further articulate broader concepts of diversity, and emphasis board responsibilities working to prevent and respond to sexual ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... greater public and private finance. "Other developments outside formal negotiations further strengthened the international policy architecture and provided a stronger direction of travel for business and investors. This included the establishment of ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... manner. Environmentalists slammed the news as "disappointing" and "weak." Fernanda Carvalho, WWF Global Climate and Energy Policy Lead, said: "This disastrous new draft is way less ambitious than the last version; this is disappointing. It doesn't ...

Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... capital markets in Australia. At the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute annual conference, Gilbert, who is also policy officer of Indigenous policy at the University of Technology Sydney Jumbunna Institute, expanded on how land management ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
While most companies report on sustainability frameworks, few conduct independent external assurance, according to new research that also calls for mandatory reporting that goes beyond climate. Researchers at the Deakin Integrated Reporting Centre (DIRC) ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the report. "All the elements of what needs to happen is embedded in that or attendant to that. There is also government policy through the proposed transition pathways for the six key sectors. That's absolutely essential and tangential to the financial ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... across multiple scenarios. This includes the physical risks (eg. changing weather) and transitional risks (eg. government policy changes, technology shifts, financial markets, and consumer behaviour). Mandatory reporting will require consideration of ...